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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 5, 2020 9:11:01 GMT
Totally agree - halloumi is tasteless - give me a vintage cheddar, Stilton or ripe Brie any day. I like most cheese but a strong cheddar is really the only way to go
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Post by BoOverall on Apr 5, 2020 9:33:10 GMT
Totally agree - halloumi is tasteless - give me a vintage cheddar, Stilton or ripe Brie any day. A full-on well matured Cheddar, Roquefort or Stilton (unchilled!) etc is a total joy. I couldn’t be without those sort of cheeses. But a good halloumi - and boy do they vary in quality - used well can be lovely. I used to hate halloumi: and chilled, flaccid and straight out of the plastic it is horrid. And just on its own it’s not exciting! But eaten at room temp with a little drizzle of honey and a grinding of pepper and it comes alive. As it does when marinated. But halloumi can really shine when cooked nicely.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Apr 5, 2020 13:05:11 GMT
Thank god you said the magic word, Unchilled
Fridge cold food is one my many bugbears in life
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Post by The Matthew on Apr 5, 2020 14:00:24 GMT
Today's meal was guinea fowl. Later I will probably have a shop-bought individual blackberry and apple crumble with custard.
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Post by showgirl on Apr 5, 2020 14:17:57 GMT
Oh I say, The Matthew: that sounds wonderful! I used to love cooking more unusual things such as pheasant until OH went vegetarian without warning, leaving me with a freezerful of meat casseroles, sausages, etc. That was so long ago that it was in our previous house, so probably 20 years since. I still miss a little meat now and then but manage by buying a ready meal on the few occasions when OH is out alone, or by having a meat topping on pizza.
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Post by ruby on Apr 5, 2020 14:42:28 GMT
I made a bacon butty which was delicious even if I do say so myself (bacon not too well done, a small amount of ketchup and toasted bread is my preference).
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 5, 2020 14:46:17 GMT
Croissant. Butter. Blackberry jam (sugar free)
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Post by justfran on Apr 5, 2020 16:40:41 GMT
I made a bacon butty which was delicious even if I do say so myself (bacon not too well done, a small amount of ketchup and toasted bread is my preference). Sounds perfect! My lunch was scrambled eggs on toast followed by a homemade shortbread biscuit or two.
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Post by The Matthew on Apr 5, 2020 16:54:24 GMT
I wish there was some way of being able to do the washing up before cooking and eating the meal instead of having to do it afterwards. Knowing that it's waiting interferes with the enjoyment of the food. Stupid cause and effect.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 5, 2020 17:14:40 GMT
Getting a dishwasher was a revelation to my cooking habits. Things I would never have bothered to cook because of the pans became a breeze.
Sadly, after having a dishwasher for about 6 months the load/unload issue meant I was back to where I was before.
I went back to Domino’s 🍕
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Post by alnoor on Apr 6, 2020 11:57:47 GMT
Hummus, olives, white toast, tea
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Post by Forrest on Apr 6, 2020 12:40:19 GMT
Frozen pizza. (Yes, that's how the day is going so far...)
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Post by ruby on Apr 6, 2020 12:57:23 GMT
A tin of rice pudding as I had a shower on my lunch break, then realised I had a call, so needed to grab something quickly and there was only a crust of bread left. OH has gone to the supermarket for us and his parents, so we shall see what he comes back with.
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Post by justfran on Apr 6, 2020 14:01:46 GMT
Simple and satisfying cheese on toast.
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Post by alece10 on Apr 6, 2020 14:29:44 GMT
Chicken roll bag of crisps and a bovril as in the office so no opportunity to be creative.
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Post by The Matthew on Apr 8, 2020 14:42:13 GMT
Mackerel: my dose of oily fish so I can feel I'm being healthy.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 8, 2020 15:05:52 GMT
Heinz Vegetable Soup and some crackers.
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Post by sfsusan on Apr 8, 2020 16:07:07 GMT
Peanut butter cookies... fresh from the oven. And there's possibly some cookie dough that doesn't make it INTO the oven. I'll atone with a salad for dinner.
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Post by Forrest on Apr 8, 2020 20:10:02 GMT
Lunch was actually dinner, because these days I can't seem to find the time to eat (hooray for School closure and a week of break starting tomorrow!), but it was a cucumber, greek yoghurt and dill salad and vegetarian burgers (technically, patties - no bun).
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Post by showgirl on Apr 9, 2020 4:43:00 GMT
Still the same for days here, as the standard cheese roll and apple suits so many situations: WFH, walking or, as today, an attempt at shopping by car, so as to carry more in one trip and try a 2nd shop nearby if the 1st has too little of what we need. I did this for the 1st time a week ago and only had to wait 12 mins to enter the nearest large Tesco, but they had less than half of our essentials so I proceeded to Waitrose where I had to wait over 35 minutes. They should put up signs with estimated waiting times but today I will go armed with lunch - and reading material - so prepared for the worst.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 9, 2020 15:54:50 GMT
Turkey sandwich with Heinz Ploughman’s Pickle (Branston unavailable. There wasn’t a great deal of difference.)
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Post by alece10 on Apr 9, 2020 16:02:10 GMT
Turkey sandwich with Heinz Ploughman’s Pickle (Branston unavailable. There wasn’t a great deal of difference.) I had Branston Mediterranean pickle substituted for the normal one last week and it's quite nice.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Apr 9, 2020 16:06:50 GMT
Turkey sandwich with Heinz Ploughman’s Pickle (Branston unavailable. There wasn’t a great deal of difference.) I had Branston Mediterranean pickle substituted for the normal one last week and it's quite nice. What makes it Mediterranean?
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Post by alece10 on Apr 9, 2020 16:16:28 GMT
I had Branston Mediterranean pickle substituted for the normal one last week and it's quite nice. What makes it Mediterranean? Tomatoes I guess and sitting out in the sun eating it. 😁
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Post by david on Apr 9, 2020 17:02:32 GMT
Poached egg on toast with HP sauce.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2020 20:50:25 GMT
veggie frittata, salad, glass of wine
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Post by Forrest on Apr 9, 2020 21:00:59 GMT
Couscous and vegetables salad, topped with two soft-boiled eggs and some greek yoghurt. I wasn't really hungry, so I went for the quickest thing I could think of, so I could do a coffee (which I was craving) after. :)
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Post by Forrest on Apr 10, 2020 13:37:53 GMT
In today's incarnation of 'Forrest's attempt at healthy living', lunch was a carrot, leek, tomato and butter beans stew, with smoked paprika and oregano and topped with greek yoghurt. (I seem to be noticing a pattern there. My slight obsession with all things Ottolenghi may have spilled over into all of my cooking...) I dare say it turned out so well, that I was tempted to have another serving, but ultimately decided to leave half for tomorrow, because sometimes it's so nice not to have to cook.
There's no dessert, I ran out of dark chocolate, so it's followed by just a coffee. :)
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Post by lynette on Apr 10, 2020 18:14:33 GMT
Forrest, you are doing so well. What healthy eating. We pushed the boat out - poussin, potato salad and mixed salad, strawberries and yoghurt. It was a late lunch in keeping with the holiday spirit.
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Post by Forrest on Apr 12, 2020 13:35:55 GMT
lynette , thank you, I try. I realised how awful I've been eating lately, and now that I have the time - and thus have no excuse - have decided to make a conscious effort about it. However, today is Easter and (although I don't really celebrate it) that calls for a little decadence, whatever that may mean to different people. So my lunch was kind of a brunch, and not particularly healthy, but I'll make up for that with a salad for dinner. :) Baked beans, greek yoghurt, za'atar, 2 soft boiled eggs and some toast (cut into strips for dipping into the eggs, which is a personal favourite way to eat them!). Dessert to follow: it will be a hot cross bun, toasted and lightly buttered; maybe some jam too. I also predict some (more) coffee in my near future.
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